Water Operations & Instrumentation Technician - Prescott Valley, AZ

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The Water Operations and Instrumentation Technician, based in Prescott Valley, AZ, is a critical dual-role responsible for ensuring the continuous, safe production and distribution of drinking water. The position will be involved with daily water operations while specializing in the calibration, maintenance, and repair of SCADA systems, instrumentation, telemetry communications, and varied types of pumps and motors.

Bring your team-focus, adaptability, and commitment to excellence, and we'll help you grow what drives you - and deliver the world's most challenging Operations Management projects, together. Jacobs health and welfare benefits are designed to invest in you, and in the things you care about. Your health. Your well-being. Your security. Your future.

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Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Water Operations

-    Monitor, adjust, and operate wells and distribution system treatment operations to meet state and federal water quality standards.

-    Collect water samples, conduct routine laboratory tests, and adjust chemical dosing as required.

-    Maintain comprehensive logs of plant operations, chemical usage, and water production.

SCADA & Communications

-    Program, maintain, and troubleshoot Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems and Human-Machine Interfaces (HMIs).

-    Diagnose and repair telemetry systems, radios, cellular modems, and network communications between field sites and the central control room.

-    Update and manage PLC (Programmable Logic Controller) logic and automation controls.

Instrumentation

-    Calibrate, repair, and replace process instrumentation, including flow meters, pressure transducers, level sensors, and water quality analyzers.

-    Troubleshoot electrical control panels, VFDs (Variable Frequency Drives), and low-voltage systems.

Pump, Motors, & Valves Maintenance

-    Perform predictive, preventative, and corrective maintenance on vertical turbine pumps, submersible pumps, booster pumps, and associated motors.

-    Troubleshoot mechanical failures, including alignment issues, bearing wear, seal failures, and vibration analysis.

-    Diagnose, remove, and reinstall pumps and motors to ensure optimal efficiency

-    Service, rebuild, and exercise water control valves to prevent water hammer and ensure system reliability

-    Minimum of 4 years of experience or education in water/wastewater operations combined with hands-on mechanical and instrumentation maintenance or combination thereof.

-    State-issued Water Treatment Grade II and Water Distribution Grade II (or ability to acquire within 1 year);
Class A CDL or ability to obtain within 1 year.

-    Proficiency with PLC programming, SCADA software (e.g. Ignition), and calibration equipment.

-    Ability to lift heavy equipment, work in confined spaces, and respond to on-call/after-hours emergencies.

-    High school diploma or equivalent;
Associate's degree or vocational training in electronics, instrumentation, or industrial mechanics is highly preferred.

-    Microsoft Suite Proficiency, CMMS, HACH RIO, and WIMS

Working Conditions:

Safety is a core value  are committed to providing a safe and healthy workplace for all employees. This position will spend a substantial amount of time performing safety sensitive labor or services

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